Typical price: £200
What is it: Network hard drive with media-friendly features
What we think: This is a great network hard drive that doesn't cost the Earth
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 23 September 2008
Tags: HP, HP Media Vault Pro MV5020, media files, hard drive, desktops
We like:
Price; easy to setup; abundance of media-friendly features
We don't like:
Limited power management; port-forwarding auto setup didn't work for us
CNET UK judgement:
The Media Vault Pro provides an excellent way to back up multiple computers or share media files across your network. It's easy to recommend because it doesn't cost too much, has numerous features and is simple to use. This is one of the best network hard drives around at the moment
Full review:
Why buy an external USB hard drive to use with just one PC when you can get a networked hard drive and share it with all the computers connected to your broadband router at home? That's the thinking behind HP's latest media-friendly network hard drive, the Media Vault Pro MV5020, which is available for around £200. Continue Reading...
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